insert_link 2 5 Awards Radio TV 254 Awards 2025 After a successful launch last year of the Radio TV 254 Awards, we at RADIO TV 254 are excited to once again share with the public the winners of our 2025 Awards. Please see below for a list of this year’s award winners. Lifetime Achievement Award 2025 – Jua Cali Best Rapper 2025 – Toxic Lyrikali Best EP 2025 – Boutross Munene (VAITE EP) Best New Artist 2025 – Genes1s Best Gospel Song 2025 – Wapenda Mziki: Amefanya Mungu Best […] todayOctober 9, 2025 67 5 2
insert_link 3 Article Radio 254 Newsletter 2025 From day one, we promised to push Kenyan music and culture to the world—and this year we’ve been doing exactly that. Here’s a spirited round-up of what we’ve launched, who we’ve amplified, and where we’re headed next. Spoiler: September is about to be a movie. 🎬 🚀 February: Website Glow-Up We kicked off the year by upgrading our website, making it easier for artists, DJs, and show hosts to plug straight into the 254 pipeline. Now you can upload your […] todaySeptember 4, 2025 21 3
insert_link Article The Only Mistake Gachagua Made Politics is full of secrecy. As the electorate, we only know what politicians tell us, not what they are thinking. For the first time ever, a politician is telling it all. The good, the bad, and the ugly, and we must admit that this is unprecedented. Former Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, has made it his life mission to expose all the lies and schemes that happened during his short stint in office, and nobody is safe, not even the president. […] todayAugust 30, 2025 27
insert_link Article Whose Job Is It To Fact Check Those Running For Office? With two years left to Kenya’s next general elections, we have already begun to see different candidates declaring their interest in the country’s top job. The constitution of Kenya outlines very clearly what the requirements are to be eligible to run for office. Despite these requirements being enshrined in the constitution and gazetted by the Independent Election and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), every election cycle, we see many people declare their interest for the top job but end up with only […] todayAugust 29, 2025 27
insert_link 2 Featured New Music on the Radar AUG 8 (Maandy, Savara, 8th Street Gang and Harry Craze) Welcome to the August 8th edition, where the week’s playlist feels like a sonic kaleidoscope. 8SG return with a modern concerto that stitches together traditions centuries apart yet united by the same percussive heartbeat — a rallying cry for their self-declared mission to breathe fresh fire into Kenyan drill. Maandy, meanwhile, turns the mirror inward with a dose of uncharacteristic introspection, proving even the baddest can have soft shadows. On the pitch, football has come home, or at least to […] todayAugust 13, 2025 38 2
insert_link Featured Radio 254 and Clemens Food Group Collaboration Radio 254 is excited to announce our latest advertising client, Clemens Food Group, a sixth-generation, family-owned pork producer with a reputation built on tradition, integrity, and taking care of their people. Our advertising collaboration will be focused on highlighting the opening positions that Clemens has in Coldwater, MI, where the company currently has a team of over 5000+ and is who is looking to hire 400+ team members in the next 90 days. We, at Radio 254, are looking forward […] todayAugust 5, 2025 27
insert_link Featured New Music on the Radar AUG 1 (Blinky Bill. Fadhilee Itulya, KANZU and Breeder LW) Welcome to our first edition of August, where we dive into the latest sonic offerings from Kenya's vibrant music scene. This edition features four standout tracks that capture the pulse of contemporary East African artistry. From Blinky Bill's poignant exploration of fading love in Bella, featuring the ethereal Lisa Odour-Noah, to Fadhilee Itulya & Iborian's spiritual, groove-infused prayer in Kila Siku, these songs defy easy categorization. We also unpack Kanzu featuring Genes1s's satirical take on Nairobi's nightlife and legal ambiguities […] todayAugust 5, 2025 91
insert_link 2 Featured New Music on the Radar JUL 25 As July draws its final breath, leaving behind a trail of smoke, heartbreak, and basslines, a fresh wave of Kenyan music emerges to soundtrack the transition. This week’s picks capture that late-month mood—part nostalgic, part defiant, and wholly alive. From Tanasha Donna’s revivalist EDM firestarter to Swahili Papi’s hazy return, and Serro’s soulful cry of betrayal, these songs don’t just close out the month—they set it ablaze, each in its own genre-bending, emotionally charged way. Welcome to New Music on […] todayJuly 28, 2025 75 2
insert_link Featured New Music on the Radar JUL 18 (Bien, HR the Messenger, Noisey Boi and Kethan) This week’s selection of standout Kenyan releases invites listeners into a world of emotional honesty, romantic reflection, and hard truths. Across the board, artists explore love in its most complex forms—love that heals, love that hurts, love that never quite arrived. These songs are soaked in longing, quiet epiphanies, and the sting of past disappointments. Some tracks feel like letters unsent, while others are declarations finally spoken out loud. There is vulnerability here, but also a calm strength—a sense that […] todayJuly 18, 2025 71